Category: democratic_party

• Backlash Grows Over Ramaswamy Ad Featuring Rival's Estranged Mother

  21 Oct 2026 5:33 p.m.

  The ad, which has spread online but not aired on television, shows Amy Acton's mother calling her a liar; Vance tells Republicans to "stop whining" about it.

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• Media Monitor: L.A. Times Examines Pelosi's Role in Fight to Succeed Her in Congress

  21 Oct 2026 9:01 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

  The Los Angeles Times reports Nancy Pelosi has weighed into the San Francisco race to succeed her, backing Supervisor Connie Chan over state Sen. Scott Wiener ahead of a too-close-to-call runoff.

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• Media Monitor: USA TODAY reports Johnson warns Montana district a toss-up as GOP plays defense

  20 Oct 2026 6:17 p.m. · Source: USA TODAY

  USA TODAY's On Politics newsletter reports Speaker Mike Johnson told Montana Republicans their district is a toss-up, and that federal investigators questioned Rep. Ilhan Omar's sister in an immigration fraud probe.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Weighs Trump's Midterm Strategy as Deportees Rebuild Lives Abroad

  20 Oct 2026 9:09 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek's The 1600 newsletter examines whether President Trump is trying to lose the midterms, questions early-voting data, and features deported men now living in Laos.

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• Media Monitor: Washington Post Reports Deep-Red House Districts Now in Play as Midterms Near

  19 Oct 2026 10:43 a.m. · Source: The Washington Post

  The Washington Post reports deep-red House districts have become battlegrounds with just over two weeks left in the midterm campaign, and examines a GOP challenger's business record.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Republicans Warn Midterms May Be Out of Trump's Reach

  17 Oct 2026 7:10 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports strategists and pollsters say the midterm outcome may already be set despite President Donald Trump's campaign tour, with Democrats leading national polling and favored in both chambers.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Weighs California 'Abundance' Test, Trump's Election Blame, Washington Tax

  17 Oct 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists examine California's Prop. 45 as a test of progressive "abundance" rhetoric, Trump's election excuses, a Washington state tax and Palestinian elections.

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• Trump Fires Press Secretary Katie Zacharia After Five Days as Corruption Tops Voter Concerns

  19 Oct 2026 9:06 a.m.

  A Fox News poll found "corruption in government" now leads voter concerns, and Vice President JD Vance said he had seen no evidence Trump enriched himself, though Forbes and Bloomberg report his net worth has more than doubled since his…

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• Media Monitor: CSIS Briefing Reports Trump Says U.S. in Denuclearization Talks With Russia and China

  16 Oct 2026 5:18 p.m. · Source: CSIS

  CSIS's Nuclear Policy News reports President Trump says Washington is in denuclearization talks with Russia and China, as senators move to block a Saudi civilian nuclear deal.

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• Newsweek Reports Iranians' Deepening Economic Pain, Kansas Senate Race Tightening and Hyundai's $15.5bn India Bet

  16 Oct 2026 8:02 a.m.

  Iranian inflation eased slightly to 83.8 percent a year in September, while Democrat Adam Hamilton polls neck-and-neck with Republican Sen. Roger Marshall in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years.

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• Media Monitor: PolitiFact fact-checks Massachusetts governor's debate, Ohio Senate ads

  16 Oct 2026 8:33 a.m. · Source: PolitiFact's Ellen Hine

  PolitiFact reports on fact-checks from the final Massachusetts governor's debate between Gov. Maura Healey and Mike Minogue, and misleading Ohio Senate ads linking Sherrod Brown to a gender transition surgery.

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• Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Finds Republican Ads Distort Facts on Transgender Care for Minors

  16 Oct 2026 8:32 a.m. · Source: FactCheck.org

  FactCheck.org reports Republican ads in key Senate races misrepresent Democratic candidates' votes on gender-affirming care, as more than $84 million has been spent on such messaging.

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• Newsom Blasts Trump DOJ Lawsuit as Attempt to Suppress California Voters

  15 Oct 2026 2:44 p.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  Governor Gavin Newsom calls a Trump DOJ lawsuit against California's top election officials an unfounded, unprecedented attempt to suppress voters three weeks before Election Day.

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• CBC Reports Suspected Russian Drone Campaign Over NATO Skies, Inflation Drag on Republicans, Pakistan School Roof Collapse

  15 Oct 2026 7:04 a.m.

  Norway has logged more than 300 drone occurrences this year, while a suspected sighting over Luxembourg Airport diverted 19 flights affecting nearly 2,000 people.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Newsletter Says Trump Policies Leave Americans Poorer as Midterms Near

  15 Oct 2026 9:02 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek's The 1600 newsletter says inflation is outpacing wages under President Trump, citing the latest pre-midterm economic report and blaming tariffs and the Iran war.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Covers Libor Ruling, Inflation, Starlink in Ukraine

  15 Oct 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists weigh in on overturned Libor fraud convictions, inflation and real wages, Starlink throttling in Ukraine, and Democratic politics.

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• Whitmer Announces Third Round of Medical Debt Relief, Erasing $21 Million for Nearly 10,000 Michiganders

  14 Oct 2026 2:09 p.m. · Source: Office of Michigan Governor

  Michigan's third round of medical debt relief wipes out more than $21 million for 9,767 residents through nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, bringing total state relief past $221 million.

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• Media Monitor: L.A. Times Says California Has Become a Political Anchor for Presidential Hopefuls

  14 Oct 2026 9:01 a.m. · Source: L.A. Times Politics

  L.A. Times columnist Mark Z. Barabak writes that California, once a launchpad for presidents, now weighs down 2028 Democratic hopefuls Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Ro Khanna.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Reports Pope Leo Diagnosed With Lung Cancer, Weighs Midterm Dynamics

  14 Oct 2026 9:02 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports Pope Leo has been diagnosed with lung cancer, while its newsletter weighs Republican midterm strategy, President Trump's conduct and a new White House press secretary's rocky debut.

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• Guilfoyle Resigns as U.S. Ambassador to Greece After White House Pressure

  14 Oct 2026 7:18 a.m.

  Trump said "I didn't like what I read" as reports alleged she asked a donor to pay her $100,000 American Express bill, allegations she denies.

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• Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Research on Black Women Entrepreneurs, Climate 'Genius Grant' Winner

  13 Oct 2026 4:01 p.m. · Source: Cornell Chronicle

  The Cornell Chronicle reports structural inequities hinder Black women food entrepreneurs, a Cornell alumna wins a MacArthur Fellowship, and Paul Graham is set to speak on startups.

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• California Grid Meets Highest Power Demand in Four Years Without Emergency Measures

  13 Oct 2026 11:04 a.m. · Source: California Governors Office

  California's grid handled its highest electricity use in four years on September 9, 2026, backed by 39,000 megawatts of new clean energy and 23,000 megawatts of battery storage since 2019.

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• Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal as Omar Calls Home Search Political Intimidation

  13 Oct 2026 9:35 a.m.

  Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home under a court-approved warrant in an immigration fraud investigation she denies, while four Republican senators and three Democrats urged Congress to block Russian oil imports.

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• Media Monitor: PolitiFact Debunks Talarico Mental Hospital Claim, Rates Paxton Puppy Ad Mostly False

  13 Oct 2026 8:36 a.m. · Source: PolitiFact's Ellen Hine

  PolitiFact fact-checks viral claims about Texas Senate candidate James Talarico's absence and a Talarico ad accusing Attorney General Ken Paxton of siding with puppy abusers.

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• Justice Department Subpoenaed Ilhan Omar's Relatives Days Before Search of Her Home

  14 Oct 2026 6:14 p.m.

  The congresswoman, who denies wrongdoing, calls the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement, while CAIR condemns it as political persecution.

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• Federal Agents Search Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-Area Home

  12 Oct 2026 4:25 p.m.

  Homeland Security Investigations executed the search, according to Omar's office, drawing a "deeply disturbing" response from House Democratic leadership.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Hits Trump, Hegseth, Alaska Drilling and New York AG Race

  12 Oct 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists weigh in on Trump's oil dealings with Putin, a proposed livestreamed execution, Alaska drilling, a Nobel Prize and New York's attorney general debate.

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• Media Monitor: Newsweek Examines Fort Hood Execution Debate, European Unrest and Democratic Messaging

  11 Oct 2026 7:01 a.m. · Source: Newsweek

  Newsweek reports on the planned execution of the Fort Hood shooter, warns of European unrest ahead of U.S. midterms, and critiques Democratic protest-style fashion.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Flags U.S. Bomber Withdrawal, Rubio Speech, South Carolina Senate Race

  11 Oct 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's opinion newsletter highlights the U.S. pulling B-1 bombers from a U.K. base over an Iranian threat, Marco Rubio's Athens speech, and a tightening South Carolina Senate race.

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• Media Monitor: WSJ Opinion Roundup Touches on Medicare for All, ICC Sanctions and AI Doom

  10 Oct 2026 5:10 a.m. · Source: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board

  The Wall Street Journal's editorial board and columnists weigh in on Democratic health care proposals, an ICC sanctions push, a New York attorney general debate and AI debates.

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